Judge” seems like such an unloving, Old Testamentish concept. Didn the New Testament do away with all this?
A. The New Testament commands us to judge. Millions of people who say we are not supposed to judge stand silently by while Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Bush commit genocide against the “enemy.” We must speak out. We must judge. Before God does. Violation of God’s Law is not only an offensive assault on the legitimate Authority of God, illegitimate (Lawless) human authority destroys life and the creation. The Creator will step in to judge these abuses and instruct the humble in the Ways of Life. Jesus returned to destroy those who killed Him and to put an end to their religious hypocrisy. His saints apply His Word to their lives and societies as priests and kings. [Back to Micah 4.] “Plowshares” Q.32: Are you anti-technology? A. Not in theory. We are thankful to God for the creative engineering and inventions which make our lives safer and more efficient. But in practice, this industrialism has been financed by debased currency and other abominable practices which oppress the poor. Q.33: Do
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